Men robbed at Collins Park while searching for marijuana

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Jan 7, 2013 at 7:12 PM

Two men told police they were robbed while trying to buy marijuana at Collins Park on Friday.

From staff reports

Two men told police they were robbed while trying to buy marijuana at Collins Park on Friday.According to an incident report, the men told officers that they went to the park on Dr. O.C. Kirkland Terrace and were approached by two men on either side of the vehicle. The assailants ordered the men out of the car at gunpoint, taking the victims’ cell phones, wallets and one of the victim’s pants and shoes, according to the report.The victims drove up onto the sidewalk after the assailants and one of the attackers fired shots at them, the report states. The victims were not injured, and called police after the driver hit a parked car.The victims’ phones and clothing were recovered nearby. A bullet hit the victim’s vehicle and penetrated the radiator, the report states. The victims admitted they were in the area to buy marijuana, according to the report.No arrests have been made.

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